To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
Teens think listening to music helps them concentrate. It doesn't. It relieves them of the boredom that concentration on homework induces.
Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.
A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night.
At first, I only laughed at myself. Then I noticed that life itself is amusing. I've been in a generally good mood ever since.
What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom 'to' and freedom 'from.'
Email, instant messaging, and cell phones give us fabulous communication ability, but because we live and work in our own little worlds, that communication is totally disorganized.
When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negative associations.
Although spoken English doesn't obey the rules of written language, a person who doesn't know the rules thoroughly is at a great disadvantage.
Know where to find the sunrise and sunset times and note how the sky looks at those times, at least once.
The chess player who develops the ability to play two dozen boards at a time will benefit from learning to compress his or her analysis into less time.
If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you should first decide whether you have a better head or a better heart.
I suspect that some apparently homosexual people are really heterosexuals who deeply phobic about the opposite sex or have other emotional problems.
Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before.
Be in the habit of getting up bright and early on the weekends. Why waste such precious time in bed?
Be able to correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar.
Have enough sense to know, ahead of time, when your skills will not extend to wallpapering.
Be able to back up a car for a considerable distance in a straight line and back out of a driveway.
Be able to meet any deadline, even if your work is done less well than it would be if you had all the time you would have preferred.
